surprise — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)surprise
V2 (Past simple)surprised
V3 (Past participle)surprised
V-ing (Present participle)surprising
-s form (he / she / it)surprises
हिंदी अर्थआश्चर्यचकित करना

Where each form is used

Spelling pattern to remember

the -ing form is surprising: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).

Example sentence

“Her answer surprised everyone.”

Verbs near “surprise”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
succeedsucceededsucceededसफल होनाregular
suffersufferedsufferedकष्ट उठानाregular
suggestsuggestedsuggestedसुझाव देनाregular
supplysuppliedsuppliedआपूर्ति करनाregular
supportsupportedsupportedसमर्थन करनाregular
supposesupposedsupposedमान लेनाregular
survivesurvivedsurvivedजीवित रहनाregular
swallowswallowedswallowedनिगलनाregular
swearsworeswornशपथ लेना, गाली देनाirregular
sweepsweptsweptझाड़ू लगानाirregular
swimswamswumतैरनाirregular

Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.

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Questions about “surprise”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “surprise”?

V1 (base form) is surprise, V2 (past simple) is surprised, and V3 (past participle) is surprised. The -ing form is surprising and the he / she / it form is surprises.

Is “surprise” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is surprised, not surpriseed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Surprised at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.

What does “surprise” mean in Hindi?

It means आश्चर्यचकित करना.

Is “surprise” useful for IELTS?

Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.

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